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Jenn speaks to Lien Chu a leadership coach and founder of PathPoints. From her early years in Texas to moving to Taiwan at the age of 9 navigating transitions throughout her life has been a constant theme for Lien. She shares with us what it means to embrace transitions at every stage in your life, and how her path led her to quit a successful career in hospitality to creating her own company that creates space for individuals and teams to thrive both personally and professionally. (Recorded on July 15, 2026) About Lien Chu Lien is a leadership coach and the founder of PathPoints, where she helps people navigate the moments when life no longer feels like it fits. Through a blend of coaching, storytelling, and reflective practice, she creates space for individuals and teams to pause, question what they have built, and move forward with greater clarity and courage. Her work is rooted in a simple belief that real change does not come from having all the answers, but from asking better questions. Episode Resources: LinkedIn Website IG The Book of Alchemy

Jenn speaks to Taiwanese Canadian founder Krave Yoga a yoga studied nestled in the heart of Taipei city. Born and raised in Taipei, Angie moved to Canada at the age of 8. The experience of being at the top of your class to suddenly being the student who was illiterate in a new environment taught Angie about resilience from an early age. She shares with us how feeling illiterate in an adopted country is a hard transition, the challenges she experienced, and the role her late grandmother played in her life which shaped her to become who she is today from law to a yoga studio owner. (Recorded on March 25, 2026) About Angie Yang Angie is the founder of Krave Yoga, a boutique studio in Taipei built on a simple belief: helping each person become who they want to be—by keeping them moving, physically and mentally. Her journey into yoga started with a class that felt incredibly hard and intimidating, but by the end, something shifted—her bad mood disappeared, and she realized yoga could transform not just the body, but also the mind. After moving to Taipei and not finding a space that truly felt like “coming home,” she created Krave Yoga: a no-mirrors, no-judgment space where you are welcomed exactly as you are, and supported to keep showing up, growing, and feeling better in your everyday life. Want to try? Episode Resources: IG Man Search for Meaning Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance The Choice: The Embrace Possible

Jenn speaks to Taiwanese online education platform founder, Hahow, Arnold Chiang. Having spent his college extracurricular activity creating a platform to solve a missed learning opportunity he encountered to encourage students who wanted to study cross disciplinary studies but didn’t have the opportunity to do so meet and teach one another soon turned into his startup post graduation. Now 10 years later, Arnold shares with us what he has learned as a startup founder in Taiwan, the importance of letting your ego go, seeking therapy to massage your heart and what is in store for him and Hahow in the future. (Recorded on August 7, 2025) About Arnold Chiang Arnold Chiang is the co-founder and CEO of Hahow, Taiwan's leading online learning platform with over 1.1 million users and 300+ enterprise clients. Over the past decade, he has led Hahow’s mission to redefine education by empowering creators and learners alike. Most recently, Arnold expanded the company internationally by launching Myte.jp, a localized online learning platform built specifically for the Japanese creator economy. With a passion for cross-cultural education and platform innovation, Arnold continues to explore how online learning can unlock human potential across borders. Episode Resources: Website  Hahow Youtube   Hahow IG  Hahow FB  Better Help Group

Jenn speaks to Taiwanese Pilates instructor, Rebecca Lin founder of ATMAN WELLNESS in Taipei. In this episode we deep dive into Rebecca’s journey thus far from the lost of her late father at the age of 10, exploring herself and her talents from her school days to her postgraduate career as a journalist to hear suicidal thoughts and how a near death experiencing scuba diving in Palau at the age of 24 forever changed her perspective on life. She shares with us how she rediscovered herself, healing her relationship with her own mom and why she chose to start a fitness studio with her husband. (Recorded on July 15, 2025) About Rebecca Lin Rebecca ,20年的健身產業教學工作資歷，目前是教室主理人、一位母親、一位太太、一位陪伴學生、家人和自己的提燈者與擺渡人，期許自己能夠在生命旅程當中，保持善良、慈悲和體驗生命的流。 Episode Resources: IG  一個瑜伽行者的自傳 瑜伽真的有用嗎? 愛的業力法 當下的力量: 通往靈性開悟的指引 當和尚遇到鑽石 近乎佛教徒 (第4版)

Jenn speaks to Hungarian bred, Taiwan based Zoltan Konczol. Zoltan is a brand ambassador for Campari and Brand Education Manager at Campari Academy Lead in Asia. He is also the founder of Breathrise | Mindful Mixology a company that focuses on wellness to help burnt out individuals build resilience and unlock their peak performance. From his humbling beginnings in Budapest to the nightlife in the streets of London, to the hustling Hong Kong city life to now Taipei. Zoltan dives into how he was led on to the wrong path in life and how breath work saved him and why he is so passionate about sharing this practice with more individuals!  (Recorded on June 12, 2025) About Zoltan Konczol Zoltan Konczol, is a hospitality professional who started behind the bar at 17 in Hungary. With experience in top venues across the UK and Hong Kong, his passion for cocktail craftsmanship led him to his career as a Brand Ambassador for Campari, and now Brand Education Manager and Campari Academy Lead in Asia. A personal health challenge shifted his focus— he became a certified Breath Masters instructor, ISSA personal trainer, performance expert, and longtime biohacker. In 2024, Zoltan founded Breathrise | Mindful Mixology to combine his hospitality expertise with his wellness knowledge. His mission is to help teams beat burnout, build resilience, and unlock peak performance by creating a sustainable, thriving workplace in our fast-paced world. Episode Resources: Website IG  Breathmasters  Science of Breath By: Rama  Body By Breath By: Jill Miller  Andrew Humberman

Jenn speaks to Taiwanese bred, global citizen Charlotte Lin Founder and visionary behind CLESIGN a pioneering brand that fuses advanced technology with elegant design to create exceptional yoga and fitness products. From her upbringing in Taiwan to her studies in HK and the UK, Charlotte shares her childhood experience growing up as the middle child, taking the leap of faith to do what she felt called to do and what she has learned along the way. She dives into the ups and downs of starting a business and launching it when COVID started and how she is always looking for way to be innovative in a competitive wellness marketplace!  (Recorded on May 27, 2025) About Charlotte Lin: Charlotte Lin is the founder and visionary behind CLÉSIGN (KE SIGN - ke sai), a pioneering brand that fuses advanced technology with elegant design to create exceptional yoga and fitness products. With over a decade of experience, Charlotte has transformed her passion for yoga into a global brand known for its innovative, high-performance materials and stylish aesthetics. Her leadership and dedication to quality have positioned CLÉSIGN as a standout in the competitive market, earning a loyal following worldwide. Episode Resources: Global Website Asia Website IG Asia IG Design Eco Art IG Charlotte

Jenn speaks to Tokyo bred, global citizen, Kyoto based, Momoko Nakamura (Momo) founder of Kyoto Research Institute. From her young memories of Japanese cookery at home, to her studies in microbiotics and traditional medicinal cooking, food television career in the US, to now returning to her roots in Japan and creating a company that is dedicated to researching, educating and preserving Japanese materials, Momo has been sharing her knowledge with the world, communicating the intangible in tangible ways. She shares with us what she means by intangible to tangible, her passion in the work she is doing, and the ups and downs that she has encountered along the way.  (Recorded on March 14, 2025) About Momoko Nakamura: Momoko leads Kyoto Research Institute, dedicated to the study of heritage Japanese materials. Her interest in fieldwork across the archipelago is rooted in over 20 years of communicating and educating on cookery culture and the food system. The Institute’s research now extends beyond food, exploring a wide spectrum of the materials that create Japanese living, and shares these learnings in the form of educational programming, products, and publishing. Episode Resources: Website  IG  Maana Retreats  Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing The Uncommon

Jenn speaks to Taiwanese bred New York based composer Shiuan Chang. Born and raised in Taipei, Shiuan his earliest memories composing music was when he was just 7yrs old, his teachers discovered his talent and encouraged him to study composition and thus he went to the New England Music Conservatory in Boston to continue his education. Though he didn’t obtain a degree there Shiuan has since built a career composing music that has been performed at many renowned concert halls around the world. Shiuan shares with us some of his failures he has encountered, his search for identity and how that influences the music he creates. (Recorded on November 26, 2024) About Shiuan Chang: Describe as “spiritual, light and comforting.” by  Classic Agenda (FR), Recipient of Asian Cultural Council and Djerassi Foundation, Chang Shiuan’s music has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, Suntory Hall, Chicago Symphony Center, Moscow Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Berlin Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Hungary Bartok Hall, Taiwan National Concert Hall, Le Phenix Valenciennes, Grafenegg, Weimar Kunstfest, Geneva Archipel Festival, Royaumont, and more. He has been commissioned by and collaborated with Cloudgate Contemporary Dance Company, Tonkunstler Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, Taiwan Philharmonic, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, Chicago Civic Symphony Orchestra, Albany Symphony Orchestra, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Ekmeles Ensemble, Les Métabole,  Princeton Singers, TANA Quartet, Atlas Ensemble, Ensemble Multilaterale, Earplay Ensemble, and Ictus Ensemble. Episode Resources: Website   IG   Spotify  Youtube   Miles Davis Autobiography   George Aperghis   Something Like a Autobiography   Bian Zhou Composition   Before Everything Appears

Jenn speaks to Taiwan based Argentinian Yogi Prema Karina Arenas Bonansea. Prema Karina is an international yoga teacher,  executive director of Seeds of Joy Yoga Association, a non-profit organization registered in Taiwan and CEO of Karuna Seeds Yoga. She teaches at Teacher Trainings and Advanced Teacher Trainings of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers in Europe and India as well as at Youth fitness & yoga in Taipei. Prema Karina shares how a serious car accident led her on the path of healing through yoga and what yoga has taught and continues to teach her through her own practice. She believes that we can all integrate  our spiritual practice into our daily lives and teach others to do the same. (October 8, 2024) About Prema Karina: Born in Argentina, South America, Prema Karina loves traveling and learning from different cultures. She holds a degree in Accounting and Administration from the National University of San Luis in Argentina, as well as a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Ming Chuan University. She is an advanced practitioner and instructor of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers in Europe and India. She teaches workshops and trainings for teachers around the world. She is the Executive Director of the Seeds of Joy Yoga Association, a non-profit organization registered in Taiwan, and the CEO of Karuna Seeds Yoga. In 2004, she started her Sanskrit studies and Kirtan practices at the Sivananda School in Spain. She later deepened her studies in Mysore, India. Her main purpose in life is to serve as an instrument to pass on the Yoga teachings she has received. Om Tat Sat.  Episode Resources: Website  FB IG Seeds of Compassion Yoga Yoga Your Home Practice Companion How Yoga Works Divine Life Society Reginald A. Ray

Jenn speaks to California based, Arielle Webb, a plant medicine facilitator and spiritual/mental health guide. Arielle specializes in guiding people out of their habitual patterns that have them stuck in a life that is unsatisfying and lacking in meaning, or even causing them significant mental and physical health problems. She shares her own journey of working through past traumas, her battle with digestion illnesses, her divorce and discovering her spiritual awakening with plant medicine! (Recorded on August 1, 2024).  About Arielle: Arielle Webb is an experienced guide and trauma practitioner with a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and over 15 years of experience as a healing facilitator. She helps people get unstuck from their unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through brain and body retraining. Using the powers of myth, depth psychology, somatics, music, dance, and plant medicine, Arielle curates healing experiences that expand awareness, reveal spiritual truths, and integrate them into a meaningful existence. She has overcome abuse, anorexia, infertility, autoimmune disease, and digestive illness and, in addition to her degree, holds certifications as a Keith’s Cacao Practitioner, Transformational Nutrition Coach, Collective Reprocessing Trauma Practitioner, Reiki Practitioner, and Tantra instructor. She is a proud mother of two daughters and a loving servant of Mother Earth. Arielle’s honors her ancestral roots from Mexico and Central America (Maya & Yaqui peoples), the UK (Celtic), Germany, Norway, Greece, France, Spain, and Portugal (Galicians). Episode Resources: IG Website  Ram Dass  Byron Katie  Allen Watts

Jenn speaks to current professor of medical anthropology at the University of La Verne and founder of Ehtheon and author of “Book of Queens: The True Story of the Middle Eastern Horsewomen Who Fought the War on Terror”, Pardis Mahdavi. Born in Minnesota to Iranian immigrants, Pardis grew up bridging her Iranian and American immigrant identity in her early diplomacy work at the UN. Her curiosity for cultures, people and being a bridge that connects us together has led her to a career in academics, publishing books and most recently creating a wellness tourism company. Through her own experiences, Pardis shares with us how the courage to cross the bridges we build is essentially the foundation in discovering our inner self and in the process understanding the world we live in! (Recorded on July 16, 2024) About Pardis: Pardis Mahdavi, PhD is a professor of medical anthropology and founder of Entheon Journeys. Prior to this role, she served as President at the University of La Verne, Provost and Executive Vice President at the University of Montana, as well as Dean at Arizona State University and the University of Denver after serving in multiple roles at Pomona College. Her research interests include gendered labor, human trafficking, migration, human rights, and public health in the context of changing global and political structures. She has published seven single authored books and two edited volumes in addition to numerous journal and news articles. She is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Young President’s Organization and has been a fellow at the Social Sciences Research Council, the American Council on Learned Societies, Google Ideas, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She serves as a board member for the Lumina Foundation and the Human Trafficking Legal Center. Episode Resources: Website  IG  Entheon

Jenn speaks to Colorado based Hannah Ritchie and Kait Tomkosky founders of Together a company whose mission is to help others experience life with more consciousness, particularly those in the music scene through the magic of meditation and ceremonial grade Cacao. Hannah & Kait share their own personal journeys, how they met and how Together was created in 2022 after leading their first cacao ceremony for musicians before they start their concerts! (Recorded on April 23, 2024) About Hannah & Kait: Hannah grew up in Richmond, Virginia, while Kait grew up in western Pennsylvania. Hannah and Kait met on their first day of college at West Virginia University and have been inseparable best friends since. While in college, they got into the jam band scene, and music quickly became a huge part of their lives. After moving to Colorado, yoga, meditation, and spirituality also became a huge part of their lives, and they eventually obtained their meditation teacher training certifications through the Shambhavananda School of Yoga.  In an attempt to cultivate a greater sense of inner awareness, intention, and presence while seeing live music, they began drinking cacao as an alternative way to "pre-game" before shows. They became increasingly captivated by the sense that this "spirit" was working behind the scenes to manifest their intentions for the night. Intrigued by this guiding force, they dove into the world of cacao - drinking cacao in their daily lives, completing a month-long cacao immersion, and eventually obtaining their cacao ceremony facilitator certifications through Keith's Cacao. Eventually, they founded their business, together, whose mission is to help others experience life with more consciousness, particularly those in the music scene. Their signature offering is "the conscious pre-game" - a cacao ceremony and meditation circle that's designed to deepen the live music experience by providing space for bands or fans to ground, become centered, and connect with one another on a deeper level before the show. Episode Resources: Website IG Insight Timer Living in a Mindful Universe The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck and Guidebook Free Meditation with Email Sign-Up

Jenn speaks to Spanish chef and restaurant owner of Juju Spanish Gastrobar, Pablo Lorenzo Ten! Pablo shares with us how from dreaming of becoming a movie director to living in Xian, China teaching English to falling in love and moving to Taiwan to then discovering his talent for cooking and opening a restaurant in a foreign city that one should keep an open mind to embrace the opportunities that presents itself as life is full of unexpected surprises! (Recorded on March 12, 2024) About Pablo: Born and raised in Tenerife, Spain, Pablo Lorenzo Ten was always hungry and curious about the world. Movies have always been one of his biggest passions which led him to major in media and communications. After graduating he wanted to travel and explore the world so he moved to London and obtained his certification to teach English. With this on hand, it allowed Pablo to work, travel and experience what the world has to offer. In 2010, Pablo decided to relocate to Taiwan where his partner resides and found his true professional calling: cooking. Today Pablo owns and runs JUJU Spanish Gastrobar in Taipei serving authentic Spanish cuisine to share with Taiwan. Episode Resources: IG  FB  Thesis

Jenn speaks to Romanian bred, Taiwan based Talida Van Boxstael, founder of Light of Ki a palo santo company that empowers seekers to start and deepen their spiritual practice by bringing mystical palo santo to modern spiritual seeker from around the world! Talida breaks down her spiritual journey in correlation with her life chapters and and how it has taught and shaped her and linking the past and present together in the integration of your life now and the business she created. She shares insights on childhood trauma, career path, motherhood, healing modalities, spirituality and energy work! (Recorded on April 17, 2024) About Talida: Talida founded Light of Ki, a Palo Santo Spiritual Tools Boutique based in Taiwan. She is passionate about getting spirituality off the pedestal and bringing magic into the mundane. She has lived in 9 countries over the past 20 years with her husband and three kids. Episode Resources: Website IG The Secret Oprah Daily Show A Court of Thorne and Roses  Abraham Hicks Law of Attraction Podcast  A Bit of OptimisonSimon Sinek Podcast  We Can Do Hard Things Podcast  Good Inside Podcast  Tim Ferris Podcast

Jenn speaks to Taiwanese American Jessica Hwang, a purpose coach and host of Permission to Flow podcast. From her personal experience of leaving corporate America, calling off an engagement, and being completely burnt out, Jessica will share how this led to where she is today offering a space to help other women find their dream life by defying convention to create the life you want. (Recorded on January 25, 2024) About Jessica: Jessica Hwang is a Purpose Coach, host of Permission to Flow podcast, and an 800-Hr Dharma Yoga Certified Instructor.  Jessica's work as a coach is focused on helping first and second-generation women in corporate pivot to creative careers. She helps her clients reconnect with their dreams and pursue careers filled with creativity, passion, and purpose. Episode Resources: Book a free strategy session with Jessica Dare to Dream Program Permission to Flow Podcast YouTube IG When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron Clarity and Connection by Yung Pueblo The Mastery of Love by don Miguel Ruiz Bhagavad Gita Pocket Edition